Lionel Fastrack Electrical Connection ?

If you squeeze the connector, it should stay on.  I'd also recommend multiple drops so that one connector isn't carrying the full load of a power district.

You can buy those .110 connectors from a place like Digikey to make your own cables.

That really should be enough.  I've run a carpet layout that spanned three rooms and had a single drop with #16 wire to the track!  I don't recommend it, but three locomotives were pulling 6-8 cars each with no problems anywhere on the layout.  I use DeoxIT D5 on the Fastrack connections to minimize the resistance, it works great.  I get very little power drop end to end, quite surprising actually.

I recommend a power drop every 10-12 feet for a permanent layout as a rule, given good conductivity of the track joints.

Gunrunner, what is DeoxIT D5? 

Here you go: DeoxIT® D5

It's a great product for stuff like model trains.

Other than the web site you gave me, where can this product be found?  Lowe's, Radio Shack, etc. 

Lots of places.  I think I bought mine at Amazon.

Let me Google that for you

Hamlet,

   My original Lionel FasTrack electrical connectors are so tight that I could hardly get them on, have never had one come off, had my fair sized FasTrack layout up and in use, for almost 8 years.  The newer wire conections must have been made differently than the originals, this is the second time now, that I have heard of different things happening with newer FasTrack, that never seemed to happen with the original track runs.  I am starting to question the Quality control on the newer FasTrack.

PCRR/Dave

Gunrunner,

Thanks for the product.  I found some at our Radio Shack.  I really appreciate your help on all my questions.

PCRR/Dave,

I think you are correct.  I just purchased my first Lionel engine and have had numerous issues.  I am sure some are my fault, but some are quality issues too.  I like the Lionel products but I have been an MTH fan from the start.  Good quality and afordable.  Best railroading!

Chuck